"The original Japanese broadcast captures the specific color grading of the late 80s and 90s cels," says one archivist who helps curate a popular collection on the Internet Archive. "When you scrub the grain, you erase the texture of the art. The 'Dragon Boxes' (official DVD releases) are the gold standard, but they are out of print. The Internet Archive ensures that if a streaming service decides to only host the cropped version, the original is never truly lost."
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